S. 2885 · 116th Congress

SMARTWATCH Data Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2019-11-18
Latest action
2019-11-18 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Stop Marketing And Revealing The Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health Data Act or the SMARTWATCH Data Act

This bill prohibits entities that collect personal health information from consumer devices (e.g., smart watches) from transferring, selling, sharing, or allowing access to individually identifiable consumer health information from such devices for commercial purposes, subject to certain exceptions such as if an entity obtains informed consent from the consumer or sends such information to a health plan or health provider.